Garantisadong Pambata

Achievement of better health outcomes, sustained health financing and responsive health system by ensuring that all Filipinos, esp. the disadvantaged group (lowest 2 income quintiles) have equitable access to affordable health care

Universal Health Care

Strategies:

Financial risk protection.

Improved access to quality hospitals and facilities

Attainment of health-related MDGs by:

Deploy CHTs to actively assist families in assessing and acting on their health needs

Harness strengths of inter-agency and intersectoralcooperation with DepEd, DSWD and DILG

EXPANDED GARANTISADONG PAMBATA

Comprehensive and integrated package of services and communication on health, nutrition and environment for children available everyday at various settings such as home, school, health facilities and communities by government and non-government organizations, private sectors and civic groups.

Objectives:

Contribute to the reduction of infant and child morbidity and mortality towards the attainment of MDG 1 and 4.

Ensure that all Filipino children, especially the disadvantaged group (GIDA), have equitable access to affordable health, nutrition and environment care.

Rationale for the New GP Design

GP Services Package

Age by Year

Health

Nutrition

Environment

0-1

Maternal health care

Essential newborn care

Immunization

Maternalnutrition

Iron supplementation

Vitamin A

Early &exclusive breastfeeding

Complementary feeding

Water

Sanitation

Hygiene promotion

Oral health

Child injury prevention

Treated bednets

Smoke-free homes

1-5

Immunization

Deworming

IMCI

Breastfeeding

Complementaryfeeding

Vitamin A

Iron supplementation

Iodized salt at home

6-10

Deworming

Booster immunization (Screening)

Proper nutrition

Iodized salt at home

11-14

Deworming

Booster immunization (Screening)

Physical activity (Healthy lifestyle)

Proper nutrition

Iron supplementation

Iodized salt at home

Vitamin A Supplementation

Policy remains the same for giving Vitamin A capsules:

Routine:

- every 6 months for 6-59 months preschoolers

Therapeutic:

- 1 capsule upon diagnosis regardless of when the last dose of VAC for preschoolers with measles

- 1 capsule upon diagnosis except when child was given Vitamin A was given less than 4 weeks for preschoolers with severe pneumonia, persistent diarrhea, severely underweight

- 1 capsule immediately upon diagnosis, 1 capsule the next day and another capsule after 2 weeks after for preschoolers with xerophthalmia

( Please refer to your MOP for other target groups)

Recording/Reporting:

FHSIS Records and Reports

GP Forms – submitted to NCDPC thru CHDs

April – preschoolers 6-59 months given VAC from November of past year to April of the current year October – preschoolers 6-59 months given